Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-09
Large crowd to see the Circus Monday.
Lenora had $50. 900 fire Monday, May
Goth. 1887.

Large crowd to see the Circus Monday
Lenora had $50. 900 fire Monday, May
Both, 1887.
When at Oakley go to the Eastern
Hotel, n. H. Porter, proprietor.
Ex-Vice President W. A. Wheeler died
at Malone, n. Y, June 4th, 1887.
Everything pertaining to first class
drug store at Douglas s Walkers.
Have prescriptions filed at Douglas s.
Walkers. Their drugs are all new and
fresh
Insure in best companies in Colby
Perfectly reliable.
LEssENGER s. MITCHELL
Joe always has pleasant smoile for
customers. Call and be convinced
DOUGLAS s. WALKER
Tom Bailey, of Pleasantdale, Nebr.,
was at Colby this week. He owns the
two vacant lots just south of the Palace
Drug Store
Frank Pingree was over from Burling-
ton. Col, to attend meeting of the Go.
Commissioners. as Board of Equalization
Monday of this week.
When a man buys a tract of Arizona
land through real estate agent and finds
it nothing but sand he is entitled to no
sympathy. He gets only his just desert.
Mr.. Pasco, the new senator from Flor
ida, went into the confederate army as
private and came out private. He will
be very lonesome man in Washington
Diffendafer & Lee sold one of their
| light draft Esterly all steel binders Tues
day to some parties living out north Its
many points of superiority can only be
appreciated by being seen.
Persons wanting freight or goods
brought or taken to Oakley. leave their
orders at City meat market or Noting
hams hardware store.
14-tf RS. MALLORY.
Just received by Meglemre s. Marble,
a carload Of harvesting machinery, con-
sisting of Deering binders, Deering War
riOr and Red White and Blue mowers.
hay rakes. &C. Binder Irvine. Call and
examine.
For Cooks Land Anchors and Cables
Oberlin Hardware Store, Oberlin. Kans.
for tie counties of Thomas, Rawlins,
Sheridan and Decatur. No one else has
a right to collect pay for such work in
those counties except upon his written
order Communicate with him for such
work.
J. D. Harris is also agent for this land
district for the patent RundelPs wire
gate. Price, $3.50 for all woods and
irons ready to receive the wire.
In the case of Miller & Mills VS.. e. r.
Shirley, tried last Thursday before Judge
Adams without jury. for purchase price
of pump and fixtures and for rental of
windmill wheel. judgment was that de-
PENDANT pay $27 and costs to plaintiffs
for pump and no rental On Tuesday
the case was appealed to the district
court. Willcoxon & Gill, plaintiffs at
torneys. Duff s. Porter, defendants at
tOrneys.
In the new county of Greedy there is a
town called Horace, and another named
Tribune in Grant county. Ulysses is sit
uated in Simpson township. SO that the
whole name of the General is included
in the names of the town. township and
county. In Thomas county all the town.
ships are named after soldiers of the
Eighth Kansas who were killed at Chica.
manga, the battle at which Gen. Thomas
won his greatest fame. There is poetic
appropriateness in these selections of
names that is in marked contrast with
the nomenclature of many of our western
towns and streams. Champion.
The Washington Bros circus showed
at Colby Monday afternoon. At7p m.
the Colbyites formed grand pageant
which not only eclipsed the would be
travelling circus, but rendered it an OBJ
ject of chagrin and ridicule. It formed
iu front of the Post Office, with DR.. ]. w.
Martin and Dick Walker on mules as
leaders. Next came the Colby Comet
Band, then Mr. Brachear and Fred Tay-
lor and Jas. Thompson with the animals,
consisting of the only known specimen
of the largest living eagle. lately captur-
ed in the jungles of Africa. secured at an
expense of many hundred thousands.
Mr.. Parker appeared in his matchless
role of clown and appeared at his best.
Then came Mr.. Bebb, the greatest eques-
trian, and formerly of p. T. Barnum's
circus. His performances were indeed
startling and blood curdling. Mr.. Sig
gins and NJ. McGreevy appeared and per-
formed their wonderful feats at bareback
riding. Then there was John A. Walker
with his stallion, the greatest living-at
Colby. Thomas county. Kansas. There
were numerous other minor features that
filed up the pageant and rendered it the
grandest ever witnessed south of Sappa
and Prairie Dog. The procession march
ed around town and finally landed at the
tent OF the first mentioned, which all 1t
tended through the magic influence Of